Lake image | A rock projects into the lake

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possibly by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Seebild

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

 Ein Fels ragt in den See hinein,
 Wo Wind und Welle kosen!
 Dort wuchern über dem Gestein
 Die jungen wilden Rosen!
 Dort glitt vorüber unser Kahn,
 Und du in heller Freude
 Du streckst die kleinen Hände
 Nach dem duftigen Geschmeide.

 Von Rosen flocht' ich einen Kranz
 In deine blonden Locken!
 Doch, wie dein Blick mich freudig traf,
 Da bin ich still erschrocken,
 Mir ward's als ob der frohe Kranz
 Dir nicht in Freuden bliebe!
 Als brächt' dir einst dieselbe Hand
 Die Dornenkron' der Liebe!

Text Authorship:

possibly by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Seebild", 1868, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lake image", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 85

Lake image

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A rock projects into the lake,
Where wind and wave cavort!
Over the rocks the young, wild roses
Grow luxuriantly!
Our skiff skimmed past there
And you, in utter joy,
Stretched out your little hands
For those scented jewels.

From the roses I wove a wreath
For your blonde curls!
But as you gazed at me joyfully,
A silent fear struck me.
It seemed to me that the happy wreath
Would not remain [on your head] in joy,
That this same hand would someday
Bring you Love's crown of thorns!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)
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This text was added to the website: 2006-05-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 90